Toy or the like



July 13, 1935.

' M. VON F. KALFUR TOY OR THE LIKE Filed March 6, 1955 INVENTOR v wm m a W w L50 ingly colored material or vari-fcolored materials ha edlthe reference numerals ill, to to desi :65 .ed rocker portions and spaced apart and conlsimlllatesia duckiand thehil M i a b painted Patented July 16, 1935 7:. 1 I

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE a I 2,068,;453 V TO n HE. Margaret von F. Kalfur, Pinewagldl N.-J. Application atch e, 1933, SerialNo. 659,623 6 Claims. (01. 46 -45 My present invention while concernedpr-imarily heated by a seat so that they may serve as a with a toy is also adapted for embodiment in dollfsroclreror a childs rocker. an ornament such for instance as the ornaments Pref rably also the ro thus formed y the usedsomewhat extensively on lawns and doortwo priqfile'members of the figu 50y as e550- 5 steps and simulating bird or animal figures elated therewith a wheel base havi fi p 5 An object of the invention is toprovide a de- 0f slqtsitherein into ch the ockers f he vice of this character of extremely simple, inm may d q ped a a rd n a rolling trace expensive construction and which while having tion means tor the toy. h moun n of the only two major dimensions gives the effect of 0,3 onithish i Operation er th n having a substantial third dimension. picking it up and dropping the rockers (which 10 Another object of the invention is to provide are l n er han the slots) in p c h r k rs a toy which will be intriguing and capti-vat ing automatically locking the toy against lateral to a child, which will have the desired softness vmov ment w h re pe t t h b nd h vin to the touch which appealsrto the children in a-eannninsens eement with the ends of the slots all animal toys and yet will involve very'little toresistendwise displacement of the figure rocker fur simulating or feather simulating material, toy. on-the wheel base.

thus permitting the :use ,of inexpensive mate- F e simulatiqn a d -by p p y colored rial in the formation of the toy body. i pr file pl e-and y the mmi m ri l at the Another object is to provide a toy adaptable th eof may of 0138 b enhancedby the for use either as a dolls rocker ora chi'lds rocker use o eyeisimulatifim i W simulations etc. D or convertible at will into a wheeled ,figure which i uced either by painting 0 pastin Otherwise may be towed about Joya child. s a l H A pp ying strip of trimmin material to simulate Another object is to provide a toy which will yel lmes Qrot e Out s n s y to 00mbe both rugged and durable in constructionand pl te theibird er nim depicted well suited to withstand the rigors of careless W l m ny terms of trimmin a a might handling and abuse'to which such devicesare .be used I have f n h Chenille is fi fly normally subjected at the hands. of youthful f c v mu h as it flan be Obtained in any owners 1 a a i color desirable and the strips of material con- In accordance with a preferredxembodimerrtof ve i l hQ Q ZO p e -er a the oy edges by gluing the invention a relatively thin plate member is th i i w heg ves at said edges. C e is 9 cutout or molded or otherwise preformed soatihat P 0 12 --Pa17ticu1afly well suited for Simulating it simulates in profile, theibody of the toy birdaQr he mats Of a i s having a downy or eanimal figure to be represented. Contrary ltO' rmvely fi i141" erbirds having al-downyplumage the usual practice however of simply cutting out Such asiygunli-ducks orfihickens'etcthese profile members and. painting them, the T n ention m y be more fully understood $5 edges of the plate are in the present instance m: 1 e q 19W n desc ip i n in'connection with trimmed with a material which will simulate iur, the ac mp ny ng .drawmg wherein;- ieathers or down of the bird or beast depicted, V :8';nerSpeetl\/teiviewtof a toylemb odying this fur o-r feather simulating material being. of n? an ShOWing the manner 'j io a color corresponding as closelylas :possiblewto 9i i fi u e may h r m y upp t the color of the profile forming plate so that e i w e j 7 when viewed in perspective, the plate with :its 2 g w ve e t enal vlew on the line edged trimming presents a striking third dimen- '5 i i sional effect. The edges of the toy with which i if g gi ggg "Sectlonal Vlew on the 4f the hands h child in mntacmfe 5? he ;4 1m than sectional detail showing to the t ue I the manner in which ;the .profiletrimming ma- For purpqses 0f prodecmg fq l ii i m y iterialis-attachediotheibody of the toy. may be desirable to trim the .toy with contrast- R f rring with particularity to the drawing, I

0 d si to at a a rd appearance; ,nate a-painof similarnatiand relatively thini l te In-accordance with one embodiment of the inmembers so shapedthat in profile they simulate yention two similarly trimmed profile members the outlinepf aib ltd, anima ie other fisu e Q-b maybe provided with integral-orrigidly connectrepresented. ln-tthe.ymesent instance this figure and imitation eye members I2 such for instance as glass eyes applied, the bill and the eyes for instance appearing at either one or both sides of each plate member ill.

While the invention contemplates the use of a single profile member together with a suitable supporting means therefor, in the present instance the two profile members are disposed in spaced parallel relationship, being connected by a horizontal cross piece iii in the form of a seat, the edges of which are glued in suitable-grooves M in the opposed inner faces of the plate members Preferably this seat has a back rest forming cross piece iii, the edges of which are lik'ewise glued or otherwise secured in corresponding grooves in the plate members, such grooves ap pearing in dotted lines at 16in Fig. 2.,

Preferably each profile memberat its lower" 'furred portions of the bird or animal represented,

. have a trimming indicated at l 8 adapted to simubird.

late the fur or feathers and of a color corresponding to the color of the painted plates I0. In the present instance where the plates represent a yellow duckling, the trimming material I8 is also yellow and simulates the down of 1 such a bird. While I do not wish to be limited to the exact type of material used I have found that strips of fluffy chenille are ideally suited for the purpose.- This material is sold in strands consisting'of a central core portion l9 (Fig. 2 with a plurality of radially extending fiuffy fibres 2!! which conceal the core IS. The trimming material might be attached to the edges of the plate members in various ways although I have found that the most effective manner of securing it is to groove out these edges as indicated at 2! and glue the strips of chenille These strips in cross'section Further carrying out this feature, it will be seen that shorter strips 23 of suitably colored chenille may be glued or otherwise'secured on the outer faces of the plates, simulating the black wing feathers and the black tail feathers of the The strips '23 serve not only as 'fur or feather simulations but serve'as outlines for filling in and completing the otherwise more or less blankly depicted animal or bird figure. r

In order to enhance the adaptability of the toy and permit a child to play with it in various 'Ways, I preferably removably associate with the rockable figure toy above described,- a wheeled carriage of extremely simple construction. .This

carriage consists simply of a fiat base'plate25 having wheels 26 mounted at the four corners thereof on axle forming pins 21.

V I The plate at one or both ends may have an aperture 28 therein or may be provided with equivalent means to afford an anchorage for a flexible device by which the wheel base may be towed. Near each side ofthe base, the latter is provided with longitudinally extending slots 29, saidslots being of lesser length than the length of the rocker members I 1. Thus to emplace the figure toy on the wheel base so that the toy maybe transported as the base is 'rolled along, it is merely necessary to drop the rocker members I! into the slots. These rocker members at their centers protrude through the slots and their ends rest on the ends of the slots so that they are firmly locked against lateral displacement and effect a very inexact wedging fit which will resist endwise displacement of the figure toy with respect to the wheeled character.

A feature of the base is the fact that it is reversible and may be used either side up, regardless of whether the wheels are centered on the axles or eccentrically mounted to cause rise and fall of the bodyas the toy is trundled along.

3 Whether the toy includes a pair of spaced plates or a single plate the use of the down, feather or fur simulating trimming of the same color as the body simulating plate, gives a wholly unexpected third dimensional effect with a minimum of expense. Third dimensional toys in which the entire bodyis covered with fur or feathers are of course expensive yet the invention provides at slight expense toys which are equally attractive and very realistic in appearance.

The use of the soft trimming material makes the toy attractive to children in that all of the edges of the toy are soft to the touch and the child is not apt to injure its fingers by contact with the otherwise square corners and hard surfaces of the plate edges. The trimming material'lends a finish which adds very materially to the realistic simulation of the animal or bird. Looking at the toy from an angle where the light shines through the chenille, the third dimensional effect is exceptionally good since under such conditions the body of an'animal would in all events appear opaque while the down covering on the top of its body would. be illuminated by the light passing therethrough. V 7

While the toy as above described affords an extremely inexpensive andrealistic simulation of an animal or bird figure, it at thesame time is of far more striking appearance than a more accurate simulation of the figure could possibly be. In other words it is intriguing and mystifying because the actual lack of a third dimension is perfectly apparent and yet the illusion of a substantial third dimension draws attention immediately to the device. I

' In the formation of the plates l0 and the wheel base any suitable material might be used although I have found that wooden plates'which readily adapt themselves to painting in various colors, produce a handsome and sufiiciently sturdy toy for all practical purposes.

Both the 7 plate: of the wheel base and the figure forming plate portions of' the toy quickly andconveniently formed. As a matter of fact the wheels 26 and the seat 13 and back l5 can also be cut from wood stock of the same thickness as the plates l0, l0 7 and 25, further minimizing the cost of manufacture.

It will thus be seen that there is herein described an article in which the several features of this invention are. embodied, and which article in itsaction attains the various objects of the inments of practical use. V V 7 ,As many changes could be made in the above construction, and many apparently widely difvention and is wellsuited .to meet the requireferent embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, "it isintendedthat all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

l. A figure toy including a fiat opaque plate the contour of which simulates the profile of an 7 animal figure and a fluffy light-pervious trimming material about the edges of said plate simulating the fur 0r plumage of the animal, theplate simulating the color of the animal and being of the same color as the trimming material.

2. A toy including a pair of opaque plate members simulating in profile the shape of an animal, the edges of said plates being trimmed with material simulating the coat of fur, said profile forming plates including rigid rocker means at their lower ends and means connecting said plates and spacing them apart, the plates being painted to simulate the color of the animal and the trimming material being light-pervious and fiufiy and of a color to simulate the color and downy characteristics of the animals coat.

3. A figure toy including a fiat plate the contour of which simulates the profile of an animal figure and a fluffy trimming material about the edges of said plate of the same color as the plate and simulating in color and consistency the downy fur or plumage of the animal, and secured in grooves in the edges of the plate and overlapping the edges of the plate.

trimming material comprising strip chenille of generally circular cross-section secured to the edges of the plate, said chenille strip of the same color as the plate presenting a fluffy appearance and of greater diameter than the thickness of the plate.

5. A figure toy including a fiat plate the contour of which simulates the profile of an animal figure anda trimming material about the edges of said plate of the same color as the plate and simulating in color and physical appearance the fur or plumage of the animal, said trimming material comprising strip chenille of generally circular cross-section secured to the edges of the plate, said chenille strip presenting a fluffy appearance and of greater diameter than the thickness of the plate, the edges of the plate being grooved and the chenille strip being secured in the grooves.

6. A toy of the character set forth in claim 2 wherein the figure represents a bird, the trimming represents the downy plumage of the bird and wherein other trimming material pasted upon the face of the plate simulates the outline 'of the birds wings.

MARGARET VON F. KALFUR. 

